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Patented Aug. 5, 1924.

UNITED STA UHHAM .A- WEA'YEB, ELMIRA, NEW YORK- rmna r a m a r rmrempp1iqati0n filed ifl'gvemper 11, 1922. Serial No. !),243.

all w zc i may enee Be l'c af ha i, DUIBTHAM A- WEAVER: a eitizen 9f thUni ed "St e e din at Elmira, in the county of Chemung and State of Ne ele ha e n e e c a 'n'ew ank-l useful Improvements inLiquid- FuelDistributing Tanks, of which the 'folwing isa sp cificeticaFhisinventior'i relates to liquid fuel tanks,

and has for the primary object thereof, a

means for adequately discharging the fuel from the tank in a simple andconvenient manner. i

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of adistributing tank for liquid fuels, wherein the same is simple ofconstruction, inexpensive of manufacture, and highly useful of purpose.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detailed description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawings. the invention residing in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this ap plication, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views, and whereinFigure 1 is a side elevational view of a fuel tank constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross sectional view of the tank shown in Figure1.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view upon the line 33 of Figure 1,and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of the fuel tank,showing the improved fuel gauge associated therewith.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the tank comprises a verticallydisposed relatively large cylinder 1, closed at its bottom end andhaving supporting legs 2 formed or secured thereon. The upper open endof the cylinder 1 has an annular projecting flange 3 formed thereon forreceiving the similar flange 4 of an annular head 5, bolts 6 engagingthrough these flanges. The head 5 has a'central opening 7 there in andformed therearound is a screw threaded nipple 8, for receiving a screwsecuring cap 9.

The bottom wall of the cylinder 1 has a screw threaded opening thereinfor the screw threaded end-of a water pressure pipe 19, th s p pe. 10being preferabl a,

water pipe from the still waterrnain and has a globe valve 11 therein.Upon the bottom of the cylinder, there is also formed another screwthreaded opening for receiving the screw threaded end of an outlet pipe12 having a similar valve 13 therein.

Il osit ioned for sliding movement within the cylinder 1, is a piston14having suitable' packing rings 15 therearoundand it will be readilyunderstood that in the primary use of this fuel tank, the piston is atthe bottom of the cylinder, at which time, fuel is received within thecylinder above the piston 14, through the inlet opening 7 in the head 5,the cap 9 being removed. The head 5 is provided with an outlet pipe 16,having a valve 17 therein and when it is desired to remove the fuel fromthis cylinder, the valves 17 and 11 in the outlet pipe 16 and Waterinlet pipe 10 are opened for allowing the water under pressure tocontact with the undersurface of the piston 14, for forcing the sameupwardly, and for consequently discharging the fuel from the cylinder.When the cylinder has been emptied of the fuel, and it is desired toagain 'fill the same, the valve 13 is opened, the valve 11 being closedfor allowing the water to drain out of the cylinder beneath the piston1.

Referring particularly to Figure 4, the head 5 is shown as beingprovided with a fuel gauge 16, and this gauge constitutes a centrallybored screw threaded plug 17 received within a screw threaded opening 18in the head 5, and is channeled upon its upper surface for providing aseat for the glass cylinder 18. This cylinder having a head 19 at itsupper end secured to the plug 17 by vertically extending rods 20 betweenthe plug and head. Adapted for sliding movement through the central borein the plug 17, is a rod 21 enlarged at its upper end as at 22, thelower end of this rod adapted to extend downwardly within the cylinderto be forcibly engaged by the piston 14, when the same is atsubstantially the limit of its upward movement within the cylinder forconsequently moving the enlarged end 22 of the rod upwardly within theglass cylinder 18 for indicating the position thereof to the attendant.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent, .I des re to haveit understo d, t at I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribedyand that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallwithin the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim as new is An indicator device adapted to be used upon afuel distributing tank having a piston movable therein comprising a plugadapted to be screwed into the tank provided with a central bore andWith a recess leadin in from its outer face and-provided at itsIoottornwall with a socket, the recess and the socket being concentricwith the bore, a transparent cylinder having its lower end receivedwithin the recess, a head mounted upon the upper end of the cylinder andclosing the same, rods disposed exteriorly of the cylinder andconnecting diametrically the head with the plug, a rod fitting snuglywithin the bore of the plug and slidably mounted therein, said rodhaving a enlarged head adapted to fit snugly in the socket, the internaldiameter of the cylinder being greater than the di- 7 ameter of the headof the rod, the sum of the lengthof the rod and the enlarged headthereof being greater than the length of the cylinder whereby the pistonin the fuel tank is adapted to contact. with the end of said'lastmentioned: rod for -moving-the head thereon in thecylinder to indicatethe positionxof the piston. i

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